Bodies for sculptural structures

ABSTRACT

Bodies for sculptural structures. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field

The present application relates to bodies for sculptural structures.

Background information is for informational purposes only and does notnecessarily admit that subsequently mentioned information andpublications are prior art.

Object or Objects

An object of the application is provide bodies for the creation ofsculptural structures.

SUMMARY

The present application discloses a body that can be combined with atleast one other such body to form a sculptural structure.

In one possible exemplification, the body may comprise multiple cubes.In one possible exemplification, two cubes are stacked, one on top ofthe second. A third cube is placed beneath the short side of thetwo-cube stack and shifted one-half the base length.

For example, such a body with a side S=1. The two-cube stack comprises abox wherein four sides are a length of 2S and two sides are a length ofS. The third cube portion comprises all six sides with a length of S. Aside with the length of S of the third cube portion is connected to aside with the length of S of the two-cube stack such that only one-halfof the lengths of each abutting side are touching the other side,leaving a length of 0.5S extending on each side.

In one possible exemplification of the present application, S may equalone inch. Therefore, using the above calculations, the body may comprisea height of three inches, a width of one and one-half inches, and adepth of one inch.

In other possible exemplifications, S may equal other measurements orapproximations.

The body may comprise solid cast aluminum. By taking any number ofindividual bodies and combining, arranging, and rearranging them, morecomplex sculptures may be created.

In another possible exemplification, the body may comprise one cube.Each of the cube's six sides may be divided into four equal squares, andeach of the four equal sides may comprise a different color.

In one possible exemplification, the four colors may include red, white,blue, and yellow. Each of the six sides may comprise differentarrangements of the four colors. Using the example of the four colorsabove, the following combinations of colors, in a clockwise direction,may be made:

-   -   red, yellow, blue, and white    -   red, yellow, white, and blue    -   red, blue, yellow, and white    -   red, blue, white, and yellow    -   red, white, blue, and yellow    -   red, white, yellow, and blue

The cube-shaped body comprises an arrangement of these six uniquelycolored sides so that each corner of the cube is only one color and thediagonally opposite corners are the same color.

The above-discussed exemplifications of the present invention will bedescribed further herein below. When the word “invention” or“exemplification of the invention” is used in this specification, theword “invention” or “exemplification of the invention” includes“inventions” or “exemplifications of the invention”, that is the pluralof “invention” or “exemplification of the invention”. By stating“invention” or “exemplification of the invention”, the Applicant doesnot in any way admit that the present application does not include morethan one patentably and non-obviously distinct invention, and maintainsthat this application may include more than one patentably andnon-obviously distinct invention. The Applicant hereby asserts that thedisclosure of this application may include more than one invention, and,in the event that there is more than one invention, that theseinventions may be patentable and non-obvious one with respect to theother.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of a body of the present application;

FIG. 1A is another front view of the body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional or perspective front view of the body;

FIG. 3 is another three-dimensional front and side view of the body;

FIG. 4 is another three-dimensional front and side view of the body;

FIG. 5 is a view of the body in which the body rests on a table on itsprotruding rectangular portion, with the square portion protrudingupwards away from the body;

FIG. 6 is another front view of the body;

FIG. 7 shows a front view of a possible sculptural structure comprisingfour bodies of the present application;

FIG. 8 shows a front perspective view of the sculptural structure shownin FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 shows a front view of a sculptural structure comprising twobodies of the present application;

FIG. 10 shows a back view of the sculptural structure shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of the sculptural structure shown inFIG. 9;

FIG. 12 shows another possible configuration of a sculptural structurecomprising multiple bodies of the present application as viewed from oneside;

FIG. 13 shows the sculptural structure as shown in FIG. 12 as viewedfrom the top as shown in FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 shows another possible combination of bodies comprising asculptural structure;

FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of the top and side of yet anothersculptural structure comprising six bodies of the present application;

FIG. 16 shows a top view of the sculptural structure shown in FIG. 15;and

FIG. 17 shows a side view of the sculptural structure shown in FIG. 15.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLIFICATION OR EXEMPLIFICATIONS

FIG. 1 is a front view of a body 1 of the present application. In thisview, the body 1 comprises a height of 3S, a width of 1.5S, and a depthof S. The parallelepiped or cuboid portion 2 of the body 1 comprises aheight of 2S, a width of S, and a depth of S. The cube portion 3 of thebody 1 comprises a height of S, a width of S, and a depth of S. Theparallelopided portion 2 may be offset from the cube portion 3 by 0.5S.

In at least one possible exemplification of the present application, Smay equal one inch. Therefore, in the view as shown in FIG. 1, the body1 may comprise a height of three inches, a width of one and one-halfinch, and a depth of one inch. The parallelopided portion 2 may beoffset from the cube portion 3 by one-half inch.

In another one possible exemplification of the present application, Smay equal one foot. Therefore, in the view as shown in FIG. 1, the body1 may comprise a height of three feet, a width of one and one-half feet,and a depth of one foot. The parallelopided portion 2 may be offset fromthe cube portion 3 by one-half foot.

FIG. 1A shows the body 1 comprising the parallelepiped portion 2 and thecube portion 3. The body 1 also comprises the parallelepiped-extendinglong side 4, the cube-extending long side 5, theparallelepiped-extending short side 6, and the cube-extending short side7.

The parallelepiped-extending long side 4 comprises portions 4.1 and 4.2.The cube-extending long side 5 comprises portions 5.1 and 5.2. Theparallelepiped-extending short side 6 comprises portions 6.1 and 6.2.The cube-extending short side 7 comprises portions 7.1 and 7.2.

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional front view of the body 1, disposed so thatthe cube-extending long side 5 is disposed downwardly, and the cube 3 isdisposed on the left of the parallelepiped 2.

FIG. 3 is another three-dimensional front and cube-extending long sideview of the body 1. The cube 3 is disposed on the left of theparallelepiped 2.

FIG. 4 is another three-dimensional front and cube-extending long sideview of the body 1. The cube 3 is disposed above the parallelepiped.

FIG. 5 is a view of the body 1 in which the body 1 rests on a table onits protruding parallelepiped portion 4, with the cube 3 protrudingupwards away from the body 1. The cube 3 is disposed on the left of theparallelepiped.

FIG. 6 is a view of the body 1 of the present application in which thebody 1 rests on a table on its protruding parallelepiped portion 4, withthe cube 3 protruding upwards away from the body 1. The cube 3 isdisposed on the right of the parallelepiped.

The sculptural structures shown in FIGS. 7, 9, 12, 14, and 15 areexamples of sculptural structures which can be created using the bodiesdescribed according to the present application.

The sculptural structure as shown in FIG. 7 comprises four bodies asdisclosed by the present application, placed in a configuration.

Two bodies are oriented such that, for each of those two bodies, theparallelepiped portions are disposed below the cube portions. The firstof these two bodies is disposed on the left and oriented such that thecube portion projects toward the left, as shown in the front view ofFIG. 7. The second of these two bodies is disposed on the right andoriented such that the cube portion projects toward the right, as shownin the front view of FIG. 7. The parallelepiped portions of these twobodies are disposed adjacent to and flush against one another.

The sculptural structure shown in FIG. 7 comprises a third body whichoriented such that the parallelepiped portion is disposed above the cubeportion and such that the parallelepiped portion projects toward theleft of the sculptural structure. The cube portion of the third body isdisposed between the square portions of the first and second bodies.

A fourth body is oriented such that the cube portion is above theparallelepiped portion and such that the cube portion projects towardthe left. The fourth body is disposed such that the parallelepipedportion is disposed fully adjacent to the parallelepiped portion of thethird body. The parallelepiped portions of the third and fourth bodiesare disposed adjacent to and flush against one another. The cube portionof the fourth body rests atop the parallelepiped portion of the thirdbody.

FIG. 8 shows another perspective view of the sculptural structure shownin FIG. 7.

The sculptural structure as shown in FIG. 9 comprises two bodies asdisclosed by the present application. As seen from the front view inFIG. 9, the body disposed on the left of the sculptural structure isoriented such that the cube portion of the body is disposed above theparallelepiped portion and such that the cube portion projects towardthe body on the right of the sculptural structure. The body on the rightof the sculptural structure is oriented such that the parallelepipedportion of the body is disposed above the cube portion and such that theparallelepiped portion projects toward the body on the left of thesculptural structure. The side of the cube of the body on the left abutsthe side of the parallelepiped of the body on the right.

FIG. 10 shows a back view of the sculptural structure as shown in FIG.9.

FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of the sculptural structure as shown inFIG. 9.

FIG. 12 shows another possible configuration of a sculptural structurecomprising multiple bodies of the present application. The sculpturalstructure as shown in FIG. 12 comprises four bodies as disclosed by thepresent application. As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 12, afirst body is oriented such that the parallelepiped portion is disposedcloser to the viewer of the sculptural structure than the cube portion,and such that the cube portion projects toward the viewer's right andthe parallelepiped portion projects toward the viewer's left.

A second body is oriented such that the cube portion is disposed closerto the viewer than the parallelepiped portion, and such that the cubeportion projects toward the viewer's left and the parallelepiped portionprojects toward the viewer's right. The first and second bodies aredisposed such that the side of the cube of the first body lies adjacentto and flush against the side of the parallelepiped of the second body,and the side of the cube of the second body lies adjacent to and flushagainst the side of the parallelepiped of the first body.

In other words, side portion 5.1 of the first body abuts side portion5.2 of the second body, side portion 5.2 of the first body abuts sideportion 5.1 of the second body, and side portion 6.2 of the first bodyabuts side portion 6.2 of the second body.

A third body is oriented such that the parallelepiped portion of thebody is disposed above the cube portion of the body, and such that theparallelepiped projects toward the viewer. The third body is adjacentand flush against the cube portion of the first body and also adjacentand flush against the parallelopided portion of the second body. Theside portion 4.2 of the third body abuts the side portion 7.1 of thefirst body. The side portion 7.2 of the third body rests on top of thecube of the first body. The right side of the cube of the third bodyabuts side portion 5.1 of the parallelepiped of the second body.

A fourth body is oriented such that the parallelepiped portion of thebody is disposed above the cube portion of the body, and such that thecube portion projects toward the viewer. The fourth body is adjacent andflush against the cube portion of the second body and also adjacent andflush against the parallelepiped portion of the first body. The sideportion 4.2 of the fourth body abuts the side portion 7.1 of the secondbody. The side portion 7.2 of the fourth body rests on top of the cubeof the second body. The left side of the cube of the fourth body abutsside portion 5.1 of the parallelepiped of the first body.

FIG. 13 shows a top view of the sculptural structure shown in FIG. 12.

FIG. 14 shows another possible combination of four bodies of the presentapplication. The first body is oriented such that the parallelepiped ofthe first body is disposed closer to the viewer and also such that thecube projects in the direction toward the viewer's left and theparallelepiped portion projects in the direction toward the viewer'sright. The second body is oriented such that the cube portion of thesecond body is disposed closer to the viewer than the parallelepipedportion, and also such that the parallelepiped projects in the directionof the viewer's left and the cube portion projects in the direction ofthe viewer's right. The side portion 4.2 of the first body abuts theside portion 4.1 of the second body. The side portion 4.1 of the firstbody abuts the side portion 4.2 of the second body. The side portion 7.2of the first body abuts the side portion 7.2 of the second body.

A third body is oriented such that the parallelepiped portion of thebody is disposed above the cube and such that the parallelepiped portionprojects toward the viewer. The cube of the third body is disposedbehind the cube portion of the first body, that is, farther from theviewer than the cube portion of the first body, such that side 4.2 ofthe third body is adjacent and flush against side 7.1 of the cube of thefirst body and also such that surface 7.2 of the third body restsagainst the top of the cube of the first body. The side of the cube ofthe third body abuts side 4.1 of the second body.

A fourth body is oriented such that the parallelepiped portion of thebody is disposed above the cube and such that the cube portion projectstoward the viewer. The cube of the fourth body is disposed in front ofthe cube of the second body, that is, closer to the viewer than the cubeof the second body, and also such that side portion 4.2 is adjacent andflush against the side portion 7.1 of the cube of the second body. Theside portion 7.2 of the fourth body rests on top of the cube of thesecond body. The side of the cube of the fourth body is disposedadjacent and flush against the side portion 4.1 of the first body.

FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of a sculptural structure comprisingsix bodies of the present application.

The sculptural structure of FIG. 15 comprises a first body, which isoriented such that the cube is disposed above the parallelepiped andalso such that the cube projects in the direction of the viewer's left.A second body is oriented such that the cube portion is disposed abovethe parallelepiped portion of the body, and such that the cube portionprojects toward the viewer. The second body is disposed to the right ofthe first body by a distance of 1.5S.

A third body is oriented such that the cube portion is disposed abovethe parallelepiped portion of the body and also such that the cubeportion projects away from the viewer. The third body is disposed behindthe first body as seen by the viewer, with a distance of 0.5S betweenthe plane of the first body and the parallelepiped portion of the thirdbody. The third body is also disposed such that the third body lines upwith the cube of the first body.

A fourth body is oriented such that the cube portion is disposed abovethe parallelepiped portion and also such that the cube portion projectsin the direction of the viewer's right. The fourth body is disposedbehind the second body as seen by the viewer, with a distance of 0.5Sbetween the parallelepiped of the second body and the plane of the thirdbody.

A fifth body is disposed transverse to the first and fourth bodies, suchthat the cube portion of the fifth body is disposed on the viewer's leftside and the parallelepiped portion is disposed on the viewer's right.The fifth body is oriented such that the cube projects toward theviewer. The fifth body is disposed such that the side portion 7.1 of thefifth body is adjacent and flush against the side portion 4.2 of thefirst and also such that the cube of the fifth body rests atop thesurface 7.2 of the first body. Further, the fifth body is disposed suchthat the parallelepiped of the fifth body rests atop the side portion7.2 of the second body. The parallelepiped of the fifth body abuts thecube of the fourth body.

A sixth body is disposed transverse to the third and fourth bodies, suchthat the parallelepiped portion of the sixth body is disposed on theviewer's left side and the cube portion is disposed on the viewer'sright. The sixth body is oriented such that the parallelepiped projectstoward the viewer. The sixth body is disposed such that the side portion5.1 is adjacent to and flush against the side portion 4.2 of the thirdbody and also such that the parallelepiped of the sixth body rests atopthe side surface 7.2 of the third body. Further the sixth body isdisposed such that the side portion 7.1 of the sixth body is adjacent toand flush against the side surface 4.2 of the fourth body and such thatthe cube of the sixth body rests atop the side surface 7.2 of the fourthbody. Further yet, the side portion 4.1 of the sixth body abuts the sideportion 4.2 of the fifth body. The side portion 4.2 of the sixth bodyabuts the side portion 4.1 of the fifth body. The side portion 7.2 ofthe sixth body abuts the side portion 7.2 of the fifth body.

FIG. 16 shows a top view of the sculptural structure shown in FIG. 15.

FIG. 17 shows a back view of the sculptural structure shown in FIG. 15.

One feature or aspect of an exemplification is believed at the time ofthe filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in amethod of manipulating a toy, which toy is able to form a vast number ofconfigurations, said toy comprising: a plurality of bodies beingconfigured to form said vast number of configurations; each of saidbodies comprising a first portion and a second portion; said firstportion comprising a cube shaped portion; said second portion comprisinga parallelepiped, said parallelepiped comprising a homogeneous body madeup of two cubes of the same size and formation as the cube of said firstportion; said first portion and said second portion being connectedtogether to form a single body; said first portion being connected tosaid second portion such that one surface of said first portion connectsto a square portion of said second portion; the connection between saidfirst portion and said second portion including an overlap of half thearea of one side of said one square surface posted first portion withhalf of the area of said one surface of said square portion of saidsecond portion; each said body comprising a center of gravity which willpermit said body to be balanced in a plurality of positions on a surfaceconfigured to support said toy; each of said bodies being configured tobe balanced, on one of the surfaces configured to support said toy, onsquare surfaces of said body most distant from said connection betweensaid first portion and said second portion and also a first rectangularsurface distance from said connection between said first portion andsaid second portion; said method comprising: disposing a first of saidbodies on said surface configured to support said toy; disposing asecond of said bodies either on said surface configured to support saidtoy or on said first body or partially on said surface configured tosupport said toy and partially on said first of said bodies; continuingto place additional bodies on other bodies already put together and/orplacing said additional bodies partially on said surface continued tosupport said toy and partially on at least one of said other bodieswhile maintaining said center of gravity such as to maintain stabilityof said toy being constructed or permitting the structure of said toy toat least partially collapse; changing the configuration of said at leastpartially assembled or unassembled toy and providing new configurationsof said toy; learning how to maintain a stable or an at least partiallystable structure of said toy on said surface configured to support saidtoy; and constructing a plurality of different configurations of saidbodies.

Another feature or aspect of an exemplification is believed at the timeof the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly inthe method comprising bodies which each are handholdable and extendsubstantially between a portion of a hand where the fingers and the endof the palm distant from the fingers.

Yet another feature or aspect of an exemplification is believed at thetime of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadlyin the method wherein said bodies are not handholdable and substantiallylarger than being handholdable.

Still another feature or aspect of an exemplification is believed at thetime of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadlyin the method wherein said cubes are approximately one inch square alongtheir square surfaces and two inches by one inch on their firstrectangular surfaces.

A further feature or aspect of an exemplification is believed at thetime of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadlyin the method wherein said cubes at the surfaces being connectedtogether have smaller, second, rectangular surfaces adjacent where saidto parallelepipeds are connected together, which smaller, second,rectangular surfaces are approximately one half the area of the cubularportion of said first portion.

Another feature or aspect of an exemplification is believed at the timeof the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly inthe method wherein said cubes are approximately 1 foot along the squaresurfaces and 1 foot by 2 feet along their first rectangular surfaces andthe areas of the surfaces adjacent said connection area which are alsodimensioned in feet aligned with one another.

One feature or aspect of an exemplification is believed at the time ofthe filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in amethod of manipulating and playing with a toy, which toy is able to forma vast number of configurations, said toy comprising: a plurality ofbodies being configured to form said vast number of configurations; eachof said bodies comprising a first portion and a second portion; saidfirst portion comprising a substantially cube shaped portion; saidsecond portion comprising a parallelepiped, said parallelepipedcomprising a homogeneous body made up of at least two cubes of thesubstantially same size and substantially same formation as the cube ofsaid first portion; said first portion and said second portion beingconnected together to form a single body; said first portion beingconnected to said second portion such that one surface of said firstportion connects to a square portion of said second portion; theconnection between said first portion and said second portion includingan overlap of substantially half the area of one side of said one squaresurface posted first portion with half of the area of said one surfaceof said substantially square portion of said second portion; each saidbody comprising a center of gravity which will permit said body to bebalanced in a plurality of positions on a surface configured to supportsaid toy; each of said bodies being configured to be balanced, on one ofthe surfaces configured to support said toy, on square surfaces of saidbody most distant from said connection between said first portion andsaid second portion and also a first rectangular surface distance fromsaid connection between said first portion and said second portion; saidmethod comprising: disposing a first of said bodies on said surfaceconfigured to support said toy; disposing a second of said bodies eitheron said surface configured to support said toy or on said first body orpartially on said surface configured to support said toy and partiallyon said first of said bodies; continuing to place additional bodies onother bodies already put together and/or placing said additional bodiespartially on said surface continued to support said toy and partially onat least one of said other bodies while maintaining said center ofgravity such as to maintain stability of said toy being constructed orpermitting the structure of said toy to at least partially collapse;changing the configuration of said at least partially assembled orunassembled toy and providing new configurations of said toy; learninghow to maintain a stable or an at least partially stable structure ofsaid toy on said surface configured to support said toy; andconstructing a plurality of different configurations of said bodies.

Yet another feature or aspect of an exemplification is believed at thetime of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadlyin the method wherein said cubes are approximately 1 foot along thesquare surfaces and approximately 1 foot by approximately 2 feet alongtheir first rectangular surfaces and the areas of the surfaces adjacentsaid connection area which are also dimensioned in feet aligned with oneanother.

U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/592,682, filed on Nov. 30,2017, having inventor Howard W. Goldfarb, is hereby incorporated byreference herein, except for the exceptions indicated herein.

The following patents, patent applications, patent publications, andother documents are incorporated by reference herein, except for theexceptions indicated herein: U.S. Pat. No. 9,475,340, having applicantDavid L. Osment, issued on Oct. 25, 2016; U.S. Patent Application No.2016/0023096, having applicant Raymond Stanton, published on Jan. 28,2016; U.S. Pat. No. 8,348,279, having inventor Peter Burton, issued onJan. 8, 2013; U.S. Pat. No. 9,578,999, having applicant Robert Schwartz,issued on Feb. 28, 2017; U.S. Pat. No. 7,815,483, having inventor LindaEgendorf, issued on Oct. 19, 2010; U.S. Pat. No. 7,988,520, havinginventor Perry C. Faanes, issued on Aug. 2, 2011; and U.S. Pat. No.169,709, having inventor E. U. Kinsey, issued on Nov. 9, 1875.

The components disclosed in the patents, patent applications, patentpublications, and other documents disclosed or incorporated by referenceherein, may possibly be used in possible exemplifications of the presentinvention, as well as equivalents thereof.

The purpose of the statements about the technical field is generally toenable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public to determinequickly, from a cursory inspection, the nature of this patentapplication. The description of the technical field is believed, at thetime of the filing of this patent application, to adequately describethe technical field of this patent application. However, the descriptionof the technical field may not be completely applicable to the claims asoriginally filed in this patent application, as amended duringprosecution of this patent application, and as ultimately allowed in anypatent issuing from this patent application. Therefore, any statementsmade relating to the technical field are not intended to limit theclaims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting theclaims in any manner.

The appended drawings in their entirety, including all dimensions,proportions and/or shapes in at least one exemplification of theinvention, are accurate and are hereby included by reference into thisspecification.

The background information is believed, at the time of the filing ofthis patent application, to adequately provide background informationfor this patent application. However, the background information may notbe completely applicable to the claims as originally filed in thispatent application, as amended during prosecution of this patentapplication, and as ultimately allowed in any patent issuing from thispatent application. Therefore, any statements made relating to thebackground information are not intended to limit the claims in anymanner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in anymanner.

All, or substantially all, of the components and methods of the variousexemplifications may be used with at least one exemplification or all ofthe exemplifications, if more than one exemplification is describedherein.

The purpose of the statements about the object or objects is generallyto enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public to determinequickly, from a cursory inspection, the nature of this patentapplication. The description of the object or objects is believed, atthe time of the filing of this patent application, to adequatelydescribe the object or objects of this patent application. However, thedescription of the object or objects may not be completely applicable tothe claims as originally filed in this patent application, as amendedduring prosecution of this patent application, and as ultimately allowedin any patent issuing from this patent application. Therefore, anystatements made relating to the object or objects are not intended tolimit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limitingthe claims in any manner.

All of the patents, patent applications, patent publications, and otherdocuments cited herein, and in the Declaration attached hereto, arehereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in their entiretyherein except for the exceptions indicated herein.

The summary is believed, at the time of the filing of this patentapplication, to adequately summarize this patent application. However,portions or all of the information contained in the summary may not becompletely applicable to the claims as originally filed in this patentapplication, as amended during prosecution of this patent application,and as ultimately allowed in any patent issuing from this patentapplication. Therefore, any statements made relating to the summary arenot intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not beinterpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

It will be understood that the examples of patents, patent applications,patent publications, and other documents which are included in thisapplication and which are referred to in paragraphs which state “Someexamples of . . . which may possibly be used in at least one possibleexemplification of the present application . . . ” may possibly not beused or useable in any one or more exemplifications of the application.

The sentence immediately above relates to patents, patent applications,patent publications, and other documents either incorporated byreference or not incorporated by reference.

All of the references and documents cited in any of the patents, patentapplications, patent publications, and other documents cited herein,except for the exceptions indicated herein, are hereby incorporated byreference as if set forth in their entirety herein except for theexceptions indicated herein. All of the patents, patent applications,patent publications, and other documents cited herein, referred to inthe immediately preceding sentence, include all of the patents, patentapplications, patent publications, and other documents cited anywhere inthe present application.

Words relating to the opinions and judgments of the author of allpatents, patent applications, patent publications, and other documentscited herein and not directly relating to the technical details of thedescription of the exemplifications therein are not incorporated byreference.

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The description of the exemplification or exemplifications is believed,at the time of the filing of this patent application, to adequatelydescribe the exemplification or exemplifications of this patentapplication. However, portions of the description of the exemplificationor exemplifications may not be completely applicable to the claims asoriginally filed in this patent application, as amended duringprosecution of this patent application, and as ultimately allowed in anypatent issuing from this patent application. Therefore, any statementsmade relating to the exemplification or exemplifications are notintended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpretedas limiting the claims in any manner.

The details in the patents, patent applications, patent publications,and other documents cited herein may be considered to be incorporable,at applicant's option, into the claims during prosecution as furtherlimitations in the claims to patentably distinguish any amended claimsfrom any applied prior art.

The purpose of the title of this patent application is generally toenable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public to determinequickly, from a cursory inspection, the nature of this patentapplication.

The title is believed, at the time of the filing of this patentapplication, to adequately reflect the general nature of this patentapplication. However, the title may not be completely applicable to thetechnical field, the object or objects, the summary, the description ofthe exemplification or exemplifications, and the claims as originallyfiled in this patent application, as amended during prosecution of thispatent application, and as ultimately allowed in any patent issuing fromthis patent application. Therefore, the title is not intended to limitthe claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting theclaims in any manner.

The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37C.F.R. § 1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b):

-   -   A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the        specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably        following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the        Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent        and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine        quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the        technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for        interpreting the scope of the claims.        Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not        intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be        interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

The exemplifications of the invention described herein above in thecontext of the preferred exemplifications are not to be taken aslimiting the exemplifications of the invention to all of the provideddetails thereof, since modifications and variations thereof may be madewithout departing from the spirit and scope of the exemplifications ofthe invention.

1. A method of manipulating a toy, which toy is able to form a vastnumber of configurations, said toy comprising: a plurality of bodiesbeing configured to form said vast number of configurations; each ofsaid bodies comprising a first portion and a second portion; said firstportion comprising a cube shaped portion; said second portion comprisinga parallelepiped, said parallelepiped comprising a homogeneous body madeup of two cubes of the same size and formation as the cube of said firstportion; said first portion and said second portion being connectedtogether to form a single body; said first portion being connected tosaid second portion such that one surface of said first portion connectsto a square portion of said second portion; the connection between saidfirst portion and said second portion including an overlap of half thearea of one side of said one square surface of said first portion withhalf of the area of said one surface of said square portion of saidsecond portion; each said body comprising a center of gravity which willpermit said body to be balanced in a plurality of positions on a surfaceconfigured to support said toy; each of said bodies being configured tobe balanced, on one of the surfaces configured to support said toy, onsquare surfaces of said body most distant from said connection betweensaid first portion and said second portion and also a first rectangularsurface distance from said connection between said first portion andsaid second portion; said method comprising: disposing a first of saidbodies on said surface configured to support said toy; disposing asecond of said bodies either on said surface configured to support saidtoy or on said first body or partially on said surface configured tosupport said toy and partially on said first of said bodies; continuingto place additional bodies on other bodies already put together and/orplacing said additional bodies partially on said surface continued tosupport said toy and partially on at least one of said other bodieswhile maintaining said center of gravity such as to maintain stabilityof said toy being constructed or permitting the structure of said toy toat least partially collapse; changing the configuration of said at leastpartially assembled or unassembled toy and providing new configurationsof said toy; learning how to maintain a stable or an at least partiallystable structure of said toy on said surface configured to support saidtoy; and constructing a plurality of different configurations of saidbodies.
 2. Said method according to claim 1 comprising bodies which eachare handholdable and extend substantially between a portion of a handwhere the fingers and the end of the palm distant from the fingers. 3.The method according to claim 1 wherein said bodies are not handholdableand substantially larger than being handholdable.
 4. The methodaccording to claim 1 wherein said cubes are approximately one inchsquare along their square surfaces and two inches by one inch on theirfirst rectangular surfaces.
 5. The method according to claim 1 whereinsaid cubes at the surfaces being connected together have smaller,second, rectangular surfaces adjacent where said to parallelepipeds areconnected together, which smaller, second, rectangular surfaces areapproximately one half the area of the cubular portion of said firstportion.
 6. The method according to claim 1 wherein said cubes areapproximately 1 foot along the square surfaces and 1 foot by 2 feetalong their first rectangular surfaces and the areas of the surfacesadjacent said connection area which are also dimensioned in feet alignedwith one another.
 7. A method of manipulating and playing with a toy,which toy is able to form a vast number of configurations, said toycomprising: a plurality of bodies being configured to form said vastnumber of configurations; each of said bodies comprising a first portionand a second portion; said first portion comprising a substantially cubeshaped portion; said second portion comprising a parallelepiped, saidparallelepiped comprising a homogeneous body made up of at least twocubes of the substantially same size and substantially same formation asthe cube of said first portion; said first portion and said secondportion being connected together to form a single body; said firstportion being connected to said second portion such that one surface ofsaid first portion connects to a square portion of said second portion;the connection between said first portion and said second portionincluding an overlap of substantially half the area of one side of saidone square surface of said first portion with half of the area of saidone surface of said substantially square portion of said second portion;each said body comprising a center of gravity which will permit saidbody to be balanced in a plurality of positions on a surface configuredto support said toy; each of said bodies being configured to bebalanced, on one of the surfaces configured to support said toy, onsquare surfaces of said body most distant from said connection betweensaid first portion and said second portion and also a first rectangularsurface distance from said connection between said first portion andsaid second portion; said method comprising: disposing a first of saidbodies on said surface configured to support said toy; disposing asecond of said bodies either on said surface configured to support saidtoy or on said first body or partially on said surface configured tosupport said toy and partially on said first of said bodies; continuingto place additional bodies on other bodies already put together and/orplacing said additional bodies partially on said surface continued tosupport said toy and partially on at least one of said other bodieswhile maintaining said center of gravity such as to maintain stabilityof said toy being constructed or permitting the structure of said toy toat least partially collapse; changing the configuration of said at leastpartially assembled or unassembled toy and providing new configurationsof said toy; learning how to maintain a stable or an at least partiallystable structure of said toy on said surface configured to support saidtoy; and constructing a plurality of different configurations of saidbodies.
 8. The method according to claim 7 wherein said cubes areapproximately one inch square along their square surfaces and two inchesby one inch on their first rectangular surfaces.
 9. The method accordingto claim 8 wherein said bodies are not handholdable and substantiallylarger than being handholdable.
 10. The method according to claim 8comprising bodies which each are handholdable and extend substantiallybetween a portion of a hand where the fingers and the end of the palmdistant from the fingers.
 11. The method according to claim 7 whereinsaid cubes at the surfaces being connected together have smaller,second, rectangular surfaces adjacent where said to parallelepipeds areconnected together, which smaller, second, rectangular surfaces areapproximately one half the area of the cubular portion of said firstportion.
 12. The method according to claim 7 wherein said cubes areapproximately 1 foot along the square surfaces and 1 foot by 2 feetalong their first rectangular surfaces and the areas of the surfacesadjacent said connection area which are also dimensioned in feet alignedwith one another.
 13. The method according to claim 11 wherein saidcubes are approximately 1 foot along the square surfaces andapproximately 1 foot by approximately 2 feet along their firstrectangular surfaces and the areas of the surfaces adjacent saidconnection area which are also dimensioned in feet aligned with oneanother.
 14. A toy configured to be manipulated to form a vast number ofconfigurations, said toy comprising: a plurality of bodies beingconfigured to form said vast number of configurations; each of saidbodies comprising a first portion and a second portion; said firstportion comprising a substantially cube shaped portion; said secondportion comprising a parallelepiped, said parallelepiped comprising ahomogeneous body made up of at least two cubes of the substantially samesize and substantially same formation as the cube of said first portion;said first portion and said second portion being connected together toform a single body; said first portion being connected to said secondportion such that one surface of said first portion connects to a squareportion of said second portion; the connection between said firstportion and said second portion including an overlap of substantiallyhalf the area of one side of said one square surface of said firstportion with half of the area of said one surface of said substantiallysquare portion of said second portion; each said body comprising acenter of gravity which will permit said body to be balanced in aplurality of positions on a surface configured to support said toy; andeach of said bodies being configured to be balanced, on one of thesurfaces configured to support said toy, on square surfaces of said bodymost distant from said connection between said first portion and saidsecond portion and also a first rectangular surface distance from saidconnection between said first portion and said second portion.
 15. Thetoy according to claim 14, wherein: said first portion comprises anessentially cube shaped portion; said at least two cubes of said secondportion are of essentially the same size and essentially the sameformation as the cube of said first portion; and the overlap betweensaid first portion and said second portion is essentially half the areaof one side of said one square surface of said first portion with halfof the area of said one surface of said essentially square portion ofsaid second portion.
 16. The toy according to claim 14 wherein saidcubes are approximately one inch square along their square surfaces andtwo inches by one inch on their first rectangular surfaces.
 17. The toyaccording to claim 14 wherein said bodies are not handholdable andsubstantially larger than being handholdable.
 18. The toy according toclaim 14 comprising bodies which each are handholdable and extendsubstantially between a portion of a hand where the fingers and the endof the palm distant from the fingers.
 19. The toy according to claim 14wherein said cubes at the surfaces being connected together havesmaller, second, rectangular surfaces adjacent where said toparallelepipeds are connected together, which smaller, second,rectangular surfaces are approximately one half the area of the cubularportion of said first portion.
 20. The toy according to claim 14 whereinsaid cubes are approximately 1 foot along the square surfaces and 1 footby 2 feet along their first rectangular surfaces and the areas of thesurfaces adjacent said connection area which are also dimensioned infeet aligned with one another.